Couple Locked Inside a Keyless Car Nearly Wins Darwin Award
If you believe automotive
technology is developing faster than humanity can keep up with comprehending it, this news story will prove your point.
A couple in New Zealand almost didn’t make it out of their car alive when they couldn’t figure out how to exit it. Their inability to exit their
Mazda3 had them locked inside a keyless car for almost 13 hours.
After Getting Locked Inside a Keyless Car, This Couple Will Always Remember the Fifth of November
While everyone in the little town of Alexandra, Otago (population less than 5,000) was out celebrating Guy Fawkes Day, Mollieanne (65) and Brian Smith (68) were locked in a keyless car in their own
garage. At least, they assumed they were.
A series of events led the couple to believe they were stuck in their newly-purchased Mazda3 hatchback with no way of escape: the remote keyless entry fob was outside the car, the car manual was left in the house, it was “late” (apparently 7:00pm is late for some people), everyone was out celebrating the
holiday…
Rather than thinking to unlock the vehicle the traditional way, as it has been done for decades, the couple attempted to break through the glass with car jack (which failed due to their weakened state) and honking the horn (which failed, according to Mollieanne, because the Guy Fawkes Day fireworks were too loud).
Calling this a near-death experience isn’t an exaggeration. The couple was discovered by neighbors at 7:45am the next day, with Mrs. Smith unconscious and Mr. Smith struggling to breathe. According to emergency services, they were potentially less than an hour away from death.
Read the rest:
http://thenewswheel.com/couple-locked-inside-keyless-car-nearly-wins-darwin-award/